The legislation legalizes sports gambling; sanctions six new casinos, including one in Chicago; increases the number of video gambling machines as well as the maximum bet; and transforms the state’s horse racing tracks into “racinos” by permitting casino operations at the state’s three existing tracks while allowing two more to open.
Read More . . .A federal judge ruled Monday that a law prohibiting interstate wagering applies only to sports gambling, setting aside a Justice Department opinion that some states feared would make online lottery activities illegal and put the programs they fund at risk.
Read More . . .The bill more than doubles the amount of so-called gaming positions statewide — and that doesn’t include sports gambling, which the legislation also authorizes. It also finally delivers on a Chicago casino that promises to dwarf all others in the state.
Read More . . .With less than two weeks to go before the end of New York’s current legislative session, the clock is ticking down on efforts to get mobile wagering into the state’s sports betting legislation.
Read More . . .New York State is still working on how to proceed with sports gambling, and support for the activity continues to grow. Commercial casinos have already weighed in on the topic and, now, the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) has given its approval to the Oneida Indian Nation to offer sports wagers at its three tribal casinos in the state.
Read More . . .The Rangers announced Thursday that they had expanded their sponsorship agreement with Choctaw Casino & Resorts into a multi-year deal. Terms weren’t disclosed, but the Oklahoma-based tribe is now the “official and exclusive casino and resort of the Texas Rangers,” according to their announcement.
Read More . . .The House voted 87-27 Saturday night to OK the plan. The Senate must approve, and officials expect senators to return to Springfield Sunday to send it to Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker. He plans to sign it.
Read More . . .The Senate has approved the bill, which legalizes both retail and online sports wagering and has a 10% tax rate Governor Jared Polis has signed the bill and now it goes to a public vote
Read More . . .The Louisiana state legislature sunk a bill that would have allowed legalized sports gambling in the state, with the House Committee of Appropriations failing to advance the bill by an overwhelming 14-6 vote against
Read More . . .Like New York, California, Pennsylvania and other states bordering on locations that have made betting on sports legal, Michigan finds itself at a crossroads. Michigan has actually been kicking the idea around for the last three or four years.
Read More . . .Tennessee is apparently embracing sports betting on its own terms, with Gov. Bill Lee introducing legislation that will make Tennessee a legal sports betting state.
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